With How Much Money George Clooney Spent On An Engagement Ring, You Could Buy These 9 Things

I was admittedly a bit shocked when news broke that George Clooney had proposed to his girlfriend of five minutes Amal Alamuddin, as I'm sure was the rest of the world. But how can one stay skeptical when there's a happy couple on the way to the altar? Of course, Clooney and Alamuddin aren't just any couple, and new reports suggest that the actor spent an estimated $750,000 on the emerald cut dazzler. When you're George Clooney, $750,000 may be chump change, but as Lorde would say, that kind of luxe just ain't for us. However, the figure did start me thinking: what else would $750,000 get you?